The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encyclopedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific, and Technological, Volumen3Blackie & son; New-York, The Century Company, 1883 |
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... moon ; Gr . leukos , white , leusso , to see ; W. Ulug , Gael leus , light ; Skr . loch , to shine , to see . ] 1. That agent or force in nature by the action of which upon the organs of sight objects from which it proceeds are rendered ...
... moon ; Gr . leukos , white , leusso , to see ; W. Ulug , Gael leus , light ; Skr . loch , to shine , to see . ] 1. That agent or force in nature by the action of which upon the organs of sight objects from which it proceeds are rendered ...
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... moon . - 2 . The graduated edge of a circle or other astrono- mical or surveying instrument , & c . - 3 . In bet , the border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla , or of a petal or sepal . Limb ( lim ) , v . t . 1. To ...
... moon . - 2 . The graduated edge of a circle or other astrono- mical or surveying instrument , & c . - 3 . In bet , the border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla , or of a petal or sepal . Limb ( lim ) , v . t . 1. To ...
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... moon runs low , that is , is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian . Low ( lö ) , v . t . To sink ; to depress . Swift . Low ( lo ) , v.i. [ A. Sax . hlówan , D. loeijen , Icel . hlóa , O.H.G. hlojan , to low ...
... moon runs low , that is , is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian . Low ( lö ) , v . t . To sink ; to depress . Swift . Low ( lo ) , v.i. [ A. Sax . hlówan , D. loeijen , Icel . hlóa , O.H.G. hlojan , to low ...
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... moon . Chaucer . - 3 . A genus of bivalve mol- luscs , the type of the family Lucinidæ . Lucinidae ( lu - sin'i - dē ) , n . pl . A family of lamellibranchiates whose characteristics are : an orbicular and free shell ; one or two hinge ...
... moon . Chaucer . - 3 . A genus of bivalve mol- luscs , the type of the family Lucinidæ . Lucinidae ( lu - sin'i - dē ) , n . pl . A family of lamellibranchiates whose characteristics are : an orbicular and free shell ; one or two hinge ...
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... moon are luminous bodies . - 2. Bright ; brilliant ; clear ; as , a luminous colour . Far in the west there lies a desert land , where the mountains Lift , through perpetual snows , their lofty and lum- inous summits . Longfellow . 3 ...
... moon are luminous bodies . - 2. Bright ; brilliant ; clear ; as , a luminous colour . Far in the west there lies a desert land , where the mountains Lift , through perpetual snows , their lofty and lum- inous summits . Longfellow . 3 ...
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